Hall and Hull withdrawals lacked 'decency'

Bronte Law competed alongside Georgia Hall, Charley Hull and Jodi Ewart Shadoff astatine the erstwhile International Crown lawsuit successful 2018

Bronte Law says Georgia Hall and Charley Hull lacked "decency" successful their precocious withdrawals from the International Crown event.

But connected Monday it was announced Hall had pulled retired owed to a ft wounded portion Hull cited "stomach issues".

Law says she heard the quality from different players connected the Tour.

"I deliberation anyone with immoderate level of decency would nonstop their team-mates a connection that they weren't coming, not find retired from different players connected Tour who person heard things from them saying things astatine the tourney past week," said Law, 28.

"I don't deliberation that that's a batch to inquire for."

Law added that she lone received a connection of apology from Hull connected Tuesday.

Ewart Shadoff added: "Yeah, evidently it's disappointing, particularly to travel truthful late. I'm definite it's disappointing chiefly for [tournament sponsor] Hanwha.

"I deliberation what they've done for the tourney and to bring it back, we're each conscionable truly grateful to beryllium here."

Hull and Hall some featured successful the weekend's LA Championship, with Hall finishing tied 44th and Hull tied 17th.

In a connection some players said they were "really sorry" to miss the lawsuit astatine TPC Harding Park.

Alice Hewson and Liz Young person replaced them successful the England side, receiving their call-ups via substance connection successful the aboriginal hours of Sunday morning.

The International Crown, backmost connected the LPGA Tour calendar aft a five-year absence, is an planetary squad lawsuit wherever countries vie successful a round-robin radical signifier earlier the apical 2 successful each radical advancement to the semi-finals.

England, the 5th seeds, are drawn successful Group A with the United States, Sweden and China. Group B comprises South Korea, Japan, Thailand and Australia.